MATH 9 c.

what is the ratio of the area of the smaller triangle to the

SEATWORK # 15 bigger triangle?
PERIMETER AND AREA OF SIMILAR TRIANGLES

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A. Solve.
1. The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio 49 ∶ 64.
What is the ratio of any pair of their corresponding sides? d. find the area of the bigger triangle

2. The ratio of the corresponding sides of two similar triangles

is 3 ∶ 4. If the area of the smaller triangle is 36 𝑐𝑚2 ,
a. what is the ratio of the perimeter of the smaller triangle 4. The areas of two similar triangles are 48 𝑐𝑚2 and 75 𝑐𝑚2 . If the
to the bigger triangle? perimeter of the smaller triangle is 36 𝑐𝑚,
a. what is the ratio of their corresponding sides?

b. what is the ratio of the area of smaller triangle to the b. what is the ratio of the perimeter of the smaller triangle to
bigger triangle? the bigger triangle?

c. what is the ratio of the area of the smaller triangle to the

bigger triangle?
c. what is the area of the bigger triangle?

d. what is the perimeter of the bigger triangle?

3. The perimeter of two similar triangles are 43 cm and 56 cm. If

the area of the smaller triangle is 84 𝑐𝑚2 ,,
a. what is the ratio of their corresponding sides?

II. Solve.
The side lengths of a triangle are in the ratio of 5: 6: 7. If
the perimeter of the triangle is 72 𝑐𝑚 , the lengths from
b. what is the ratio of the perimeter of the smaller triangle to shortest to longest are ____cm, ____ cm and ____ cm.
the bigger triangle?